PEPI Senior Associate, Real Estate M&A​/Divestitures

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action‑oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients’ problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) seeks a Senior Associate to support private equity buyers across the full spectrum of the deal lifecycle, focusing on real estate M&A, carve‑outs, and portfolio optimization. The role delivers creative business and corporate real estate solutions to both corporate strategists and private equity clients and their portfolio companies.

Our professionals are aligned with the PEPI service line to promote deep functional skills and maximize our ability to tailor solutions to solve our clients’ business issues.

• CDD/Strategy
• Interim Management
• Merger Integration & Carve‑outs
• Real Estate M&A/Divestitures
• IT
• Rapid Results
• Supply Chain
• CFO Services

The team works across pre‑deal, operational and synergy reviews, through ‘Day‑1’ planning, to post‑deal implementations. Our services include due diligence, merger integration / carve‑out planning and execution, transition service agreement negotiation & governance, operations & cost reduction. The PEPI MAS group is growing rapidly and offers excellent career advancement opportunities.

• Pre‑deal real estate diligence assignments (operational, financial and pre‑deal due diligence)
• Merger/acquisition synergy identification, portfolio consolidation and post‑deal integration
• Carve‑out/divestiture site separation governance, real‑estate costing and legal entity planning
• Corporate real estate performance improvement through CRE organization transformation, value creation and portfolio optimization
• Day‑1 and 100‑day planning and execution
• Implement high‑quality deliverables and effectively manage day‑to‑day relationships to ensure exceptional performance.

• 3‑5 years of professional consulting, finance or real estate industry experience
• Experience working for a real‑estate owner‑operator, private equity sponsor, portfolio company or financial services company (transaction‑specific merger/acquisition integration or divestiture experience is a plus)
• Experience working with multiple real‑estate asset classes (multi‑family, single‑family residential, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, data centers, public storage, and others)
• Familiarity with corporate real estate—including portfolio strategy, site selection, economic incentives, lease administration— is a plus but not required
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Business / transformation program / project management
  • Collaboration & leading change to improve key business functions such as finance/accounting
  • Business assessment and strategy development
  • Business performance improvement and cost reduction
  • Property Management
  • Asset Management
  • Real Estate Finance, Accounting, Treasury and/or FP&A
  • Real Estate Acquisitions/Dispositions
  • Real Estate Valuation
• Demonstrated track record working with business leaders as well as private equity deal staff
• Ability to work with and develop junior staff
• Proven writing skills with a desire to produce polished client‑facing documents
• Excellent fact‑gathering and research skills, including lease and site data abstraction, market benchmarking and portfolio analysis
• Highly proficient in Excel with advanced analytical skills, business process mapping, quantitative analysis, data interpretation, trend identification, and problem‑solving through evidence‑based insights
• Excellent financial modelling skills, including using complex models and client data to uncover actionable insights and scenario‑based cash‑flow analysis
• Proficiency…